Ethiopian Migrants Victimized in Saudi Arabia

by GRAHAM PEEBLES

In the last 10 days persecution of Ethiopian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia has escalated. Men and women are forced from their homes by mobs of civilians and dragged through the streets of Riyadh and Jeddah. Distressing videos of Ethiopian men being merci
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The
Ethiopian ruling government headed by TPLF has waged war against its
people by the name of terrorism. The regime labels anyone speaking
out his or her democratic rights as terrorist, and use extreme
violence and brutal action against government opposition and the
general population, in order to silence dissents. The
action remains a tragic and painful scar across the population.

Now the regime
prepares a new proclamation for the National Security intelligence
Service (NISS). This new proclamation gives absolute power for NISS
and its agent’s.

Are TPLF going wild and insane? Now they are calling HRW (Human Rights Watch) a terrorist organization. HRW has reported about torture and ill treatment of prisoners in Maekelawi prison in Addis Ababa. The organization has been gathering lots of information and witness testimonies about inhumane treatment in Ethiopian prisons. That the regime today has labelled HRW as a terrorist group is a clear sign that TPLF will arrest and detain those who speak out for human rights in the country. According to the Ethiop
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Photo: Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonnen and his delegation landing on the Godey Airport

By Mohamed Faarah

October 21, 2013

(Ogadentoday Press)- Ogaden National Liberation Front "ONLF,” official have claimed that their fighters attacked on Kebridahar town Airport on last week.

Our aim for this attack was to disrupt the visiting delegation in Ogaden and send a clear message to the puppet administration that serves only the colonial agendas in our people and land. The official said to Ogadentoday Press on the phone.

the ethiopian regime crackdown the
eritrean refugee protest on last saturday in ADI
HARUSH and ADI AYNI refugee camp the federal police use force
to stop the protester between the clash more than 3 killed and 150
eritrean detained according to one eye witness tell to voice of
america amharic program.the eritrean refugees in western tigray
asking the UNHCR and ARRA to stop the corruption in the names of
eritreans refugee and demanding a proper treatment for refugee in
tigray .some of the refugee they claim the chance for resettlement
comes for eritreans UNHCR and ARRA officials corrupted and give the
local tigrayans, the bad treatment of the eritrean refugee in tigray
is far more worse they flee from dictator and end up with another
dictator.

The
ethiopian constitution guarantees freedom of association and
assembly, the government did not allow opposition parties to organize
freely or to canvass for new members. Several opposition parties
candidates were harassed or put into prison, with the government
seeking to intimidate citizens away from siding with the opposition.
Oromo opposition parties with an ethnic agenda are in most cases
banned or severely harassed. Dubious accusations have been levelled
against opposition figures, including a "plot to overthrow the
government.” Any serious challenges to EPRDF i
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According to Freedom House's Freedom on the Net 2013 report, Ethiopia is one of the worst offenders of internet censorship in the world and ranks near the bottom along with China, Iran, Cuba and Syria. Freedom on the Net measures the level of internet and digital media freedom in 60 countries. Each country receives a numerical score from 0 (the most free) to 100 (the least free), which serves as the basis for an internet freedom status designation of Free (0-30 points), Partly Free (31-60 points), or Not Free (61-100 points). Ethiopia's score is 79 which is earned the country a "Not Free" designation.